/*
 * Copyright (C) 2007-2008  Hylke van der Schaaf
 *
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, in version 3 of the License.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 *
 */
package hextd.message;

import java.util.regex.Pattern;

public interface Message {

	public MessageFactory.NetworkMessage getType();

	public Pattern getPattern();

	public Message initFromString(String message);

	public int getSenderId();

	public void setSenderId(int id);

	/**
	 * returns the message as a string.
	 * @return String message
	 */
	public String getMessage();
}
